Producing Drawings with Generative View Styles

Generative view styles make it possible to customize the appearance of drawings via a set of parameters defined in an XML file, DefaultGenerativeStyle.xml.

Some generative view style parameters are specifically available to produce customized drawings from 3D shapes designed in the Sheet Metal Design app.

For more information about sheet metal parameters, see Drafting User's Guide: Administration: Setting App-Specific Generative View Style Parameters: SheetMetal Parameters.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin:
  • Make sure that you have an appropriate Drafting license. For more information, see the Drafting User's Guide.
  • Make sure that the Prevent generative view style usage option is cleared in Me > Preferences > Mechanical > Drafting > Administration. This activates the generative view style functionality.
  • Open a 3D shape containing Live Sheet Metal features.
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Producing Drawings

Produce a Drawing with the Default Generative View Styles File

You can produce a drawing with the default generative view styles file.

  1. Select Add > Drawing.
    A drawing sheet appears in a new tab.
  2. From the View Layout section of the Drafting app, click Unfolded View .
    The Generative view style dialog box appears.
  3. From the list, select DefaultGenerativeStyle.
  4. Return to the 3D document and select a plane surface on the Sheet Metal part to be used as the reference wall.


    A preview of the view is displayed in the drawing.

  5. Click anywhere in the drawing to validate the view creation.

    The unfolded view is created, using the Sheet Metal-specific styles defined by the chosen generative view style. Here, the bend tangent lines are projected in the view, as specified in the DefaultGenerativeStyle.xml file.



    Notes:
    • The axis of upward and downward bends are represented in different colors.
    • The bend axis and bend annotations are displayed according to the direction of viewing.
    • Annotations containing the bend's direction, radius and angle values can also be displayed on the drawing, provided your administrator has activated the corresponding parameters contained in the DefaultGenerativeStyle.xml file.

Produce a Drawing with a Customized Generative View Styles File

You can produce a drawing with a customized generative view styles file.

Before you begin: Save the DefaultGenerativeStyle_customized.xml file and place it in:
			install_root/resources/standard/generativeparameters
  1. Select Add > Drawing.
    A drawing sheet appears in a new tab.
  2. From the View Layout section of the Drafting app, click Unfolded View .
    The Generative view style dialog box appears.
  3. From the list, select the DefaultGenerativeStyle_customized style in the Generative View Style tab that is automatically displayed.
  4. Return to the 3D document and select a plane surface on the Sheet Metal part to be used as the reference wall.
  5. Click anywhere in the drawing to validate the view creation.

    The unfolded view is created with annotations specifying the parameters of bends. These parameters depend on the orientation of the part.